In favela above opening ceremony, pride and disappointment

Additionally, for those who are curious about the culture surrounding the Olympics, Google’s Arts & Culture app has created an interactive tour Rio de Janeiro’s famous “Christ the Redeemer” statue as well as an immersive look into the city’s poverty-stricken favelas and its most famous art exhibits.

The news of the failed test comes just hours before the opening ceremony to an Olympics which has so far been overshadowed by doping.

Sports Illustrated and statistics site Gracenote both have the U.S.in the lead over China. American Alexander Massialas, the youngest us male athlete in London in 2012, is the nation’s best shot at gold in the event.

A day after the men took to Rio’s streets, women road cyclists are in the medal hunt starting at 12:15 p.m.

Here are five highlights from the second day of Brazil’s sporting festival.

SI is predicting that Team USA athletes will start the 2016 Olympic Games by winning four medals on Saturday.

There is also Missy Franklin, who as a 17-year-old won four gold medals in London. “The specific team member has now left the Olympic village”. There will be some 4,700 women competitors of 10,444 total athletes – a 6.8 percent increase since 2000.

American women’s goalkeeper Hope Solo, for instance, was jeered by Brazilians after she joked about the Zika virus, which caused serious health issues in Brazil before it spread to other countries, including the United States.

With all the social media buzz around how insane good the United States’ women’s gymnastics team was this weekend, it may be easy to forget that their male counterparts are competing, as well.

Swimmer Katie Ledecky and gymnast Simone Biles are projected to win the most number of medals for the women.

While Biles will be the heavy favorite and star attraction at the all-around final, one of the biggest stories heading into the final is surrounding 2012’s gold medal victor, Gabby Douglas.

There are three gold medals to be decided Sunday – in the women’s 100m butterfly, men’s 100m breaststroke and women’s 400m freestyle – but it’s a very busy day in the pool with heats in numerous disciplines for both men and women.

Shooter Kim Rhode is also expected to add another medal to her collection.

The US women’s basketball team starts its quest for a sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal against Senegal.

Bindra told Mint that a gold medal at Rio is not just a desire, but “a need, a complete need”.

She will compete in the singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

And Rhode has no intention of retiring after the Rio Games. Mexico is the defending Olympic champion and should make a strong push for the final.

If this is indeed Michael Phelps’ final Olympic games, then this could be the final time the most decorated Olympian of all time takes tho the water for an individual swim.